Browsing 2015 IRC Articles by Title
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Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices on First Aid Measures among Senior School Prefects in Galle Education Division, Sri Lanka
(2015)First aid is needed in daily life at any situation. So every citizen shares a responsibility of having basic first aid knowledge and practices. First aider should be able to assess, provide care and direct to appropriate ... -
Laboratory Investigation of Cryptosporidiosis and Giardiasis in Children with Diarrhoea; A Hospital Based Study
(2015)This study was conducted to determine the proportion of Cryptosporidium and Giardia infected children less than 12 years of age with diarrhoea and to identify the source of drinking water, level of hygiene in food preparation ... -
Landscape as a Tool in Achieving “Adaptive Comfort”, a Study on Multi-Storied Residential Buildings in Tropics
(2015)Maintaining indoor thermal and visual comfort has become the basic means of energy consuming modes in residential buildings in tropical climates. The amount of energy consumption in domestic building activities per year ... -
Learning Basic Mathematic Concepts with Computer Games
(2015)Mathematics lays the foundation for abstract, logical and analytical thinking abilities. Therefore teaching basic mathematic concepts such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division are started in schools from ... -
Learning Experience of Radiography/ Radiotherapy Graduates in MSc in Medical Physics Programme: Qualitative Study
(2015)Number of students who follow MSc in medical physics programme in postgraduate level has proliferated dramatically in recent years due to the entrance of Radiography/ Radiotherapy graduates in Sri Lanka.The purpose of this ... -
Learning Styles of Nursing and Midwifery Undergraduates of University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka Utilising the Kolb Learning Style Inventory
(2015)The Learning Style Inventory (LSI) is a simple self-description test, based on experiential learning theory that is designed to help individuals identify the way they learn from experience. On the other hand if students ... -
A Legal Obligation to Report Child Sexual Abuse? - A Review of National and International Standards
(2015)Several revelations on child sexual abuse that shocked the public and gained media attention worldwide in recent years have highlighted an extremely serious social and legal issue. The scale of predatory paedophilia committed ... -
The Link between Right for Development, Right for Clean and Healthy Environment; and Essentiality of Including These Rights in National Constitution
(2015)The United Nations Declaration of Human Rights provides an international standard to uphold basic moral dignity among human beings, though different states select particular fundamental rights that may or may not intersect ... -
Livelihood Development by Investing Remittances of Rural Expatriates Through Sampath Bank: A Case Study In Galewela
(2015)Rural economy is another developing area. Rural people do not utilize these remittances for productive purposes as they are poor with low household income. In this study, utilization patterns of remittances by the rural ... -
Maritime Security and Theories of Naval Warfare: Way Ahead for a Professional Navy
(2015)Sri Lanka was engaged in a long drawn conflict for nearly three decades. The ocean around the country played a crucial role in this conflict. The government of Sri Lanka paid dearly for not maintaining maritime security ... -
Maritime strategy for national development: Sri Lankan perspective
(2015)The maritime space around Sri Lanka changed to a greater extent with the end of LTTE terrorism in year 2009. Being located at the Indian Ocean (IO) in a strategically important location, Sri Lanka has a significant role ... -
Medical Negligence and Doctor`s Liability; A Critical Review in Present Legal Regime in Sri Lanka
(2015)Medical negligence is the breach of a duty of care towards a patient which results in harm to a patient. Medical negligence is a global occurrence but some countries with developed health care systems where redress scheme ... -
Medical Negligence Law; for a Better Approach in Sri Lanka
(2015)Doctors are expected to use their special expertise knowledge and skills to save patient's lives without being negligent and if a patient suffers an injury due to the negligence of doctor, there's a remedy available under ... -
A Methodology to Estimate Value of Time of Commuters – Evidence from Cities between Fort and Moratuwa (Literature Review)
(2015)Value of time (VOT) measures is valuable in a wide range of public transport policy and planning applications. Public transportation infrastructure projects can be justified through the quantification of the generalized ... -
Military Assisting Police During Crowd Dispersal Duties: Addressing the Gray Area of Sri Lankan Pragmatism
(2015)Military and Police forces are established in every state with the prime objective of preserving state and internal security respectively. Moreover, in some occasions Military assist Police in order to uphold peace and ... -
Mission Command; a Perceptible Solution for Future Challenges of the Army
(2015)Command and control (C2) is an essential element of the art and science of warfare. C2 is the lifeblood, through which, commanders initiate and integrate all military functions and operations toward a common goal—mission ... -
Mobile Embedded Hybrid Approach for Surveillance and Remote Controlling
(2015)The importance of remote observation and controlling has been rapidly increased in recent years due to the evolution of mobility. Since mobile phones have become pre dominant at present, quite ubiquitous and increasingly ... -
Modelling of Energy Utilization of Tourism Industry to have an Insight of the Existing Electricity Generation Plan of Sri Lanka
(2015)Tourism industry in Sri Lanka shares a substantial amount of GDP (Gross Domestic Product) and predicts an immense expansion within a short time frame. Owing to its energy intensiveness and competitiveness, a scrutiny in ...